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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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The amount of debt issuance costs that were incurred during a noncash or partial noncash transaction.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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DEBT (Details 17) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended
	Feb. 01, 2015	Aug. 04, 2013	May 05, 2013	Feb. 01, 2015	Feb. 02, 2014	Feb. 03, 2013	Feb. 06, 2014	Feb. 15, 2013	Apr. 12, 2012	Aug. 02, 2012	Aug. 02, 2012	Aug. 02, 2012	Feb. 01, 2013	Feb. 05, 2014	Jun. 28, 2013	Jun. 27, 2013	Jan. 29, 2012
Debt
Proceeds from issuance of note				$ 1,270	$ 79	$ 6,365
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	(106)	(46)	(41)
Amount of debt extinguished				889us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount	930us-gaap_ExtinguishmentOfDebtAmount
HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Proceeds from issuance of note				1,270	79	6,365
Debt issuance costs incurred				80
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	(106)			(220)		(709)
Extinguishment of debt, write-off unamortized deferred debt costs				46
Term Loan Facility \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Note issued, amount									1,000
Note issued, interest rate	4.00%			4.00%	4.50%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity									1,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt							(1)	(5)
Extinguishment of debt, write-off unamortized deferred debt costs								1
Term Loan Facility \| Equity sponsors and affiliates \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Note issued, amount							30							37
Asset Based Lending Facility \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Note issued, interest rate	2.02%			2.02%	1.66%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity					1,500				1,500						400	250
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt				(3)
Old ABL Credit Facility \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Amount of debt extinguished									834
Old Senior Secured Credit Facility \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Amount of debt extinguished									1,169
Old Credit Facilities \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Extinguishment of debt, write-off unamortized deferred debt costs				22
Unamortized deferred financing charges									42
First Priority Notes due 2019
Debt
Proceeds from issuance of note										317
First Priority Notes due 2019 \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Note issued, amount									950
Note issued, interest rate					8.125%					8.125%	8.125%	8.125%
Additional debt issued											300	300
Premium percentage on debt issued										107.50%	107.50%	107.50%
11% Senior Secured Second Priority Notes due 2020 \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Note issued, amount									675
Note issued, interest rate	11.00%			11.00%	11.00%				11.00%
14.875% Senior Notes \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Note issued, amount									757
Note issued, interest rate									14.875%				14.875%
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt													(452)
Premium Payment for redeeming notes prior to maturity													422
Extinguishment of debt, write-off unamortized deferred debt costs													2
Extinguishment of debt, write-off remaining unamortized other asset													28
14.875% Senior Notes \| Equity sponsors and affiliates \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Non-cash investment in notes									484
2007 Senior Subordinated Notes \| HD Supply, Inc
Debt
Note issued, interest rate									12.00%								12.00%
Premium Payment for redeeming notes prior to maturity				150
Extinguishment of debt, write-off remaining unamortized other asset				$ 24